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Understanding Early Greek Civilization: Geography, Rise, and Governance

Explore the foundations of early Greek civilization through geography, cultural developments, and governmental structures. Discover how the unique peninsulas and islands shaped the lives of the ancient Greeks and the rise of powerful societies such as the Minoans and Mycenaeans. Uncover the significant events like the Trojan War and the evolution of government from aristocracy to democracy, especially in Athens. This guide covers essential reading strategies to comprehend unfamiliar vocabulary found in historical texts while shedding light on the challenges faced during Greece's Dark Ages.

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Understanding Early Greek Civilization: Geography, Rise, and Governance

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  1. Early Greek Civilization

  2. objectives • Find out about the geography of Greece. • Learn about the rise of civilization in ancient Greece. • Study the start of government in ancient Greece.

  3. Reading skills • When you come across an unfamiliar/difficult word, you can break the word into parts. • Roots Is the base of the word • Suffix Is attached to the end of the root EX: democracy ( Greek roots) demos (people) + kratia (rule) = rule by the people

  4. Greece

  5. The reading (pg-9) The geography of Greece: • Greece is a land made up of peninsulas and small islands. • Greece is good for growing crops • The ancient Greeks were all islanders. • Some lived on real islands • Others lived in communities separated from each other by mountains • Each community developed its own customs and beliefs

  6. The reading (pg-9) The Rise of Greek Civilization: • The Minoans, sea traders, lived on the island of Crete (3000-1100 B.C.) • 400 B.C., their civilization declined • The Mycenaean lived on the mainland • 400 B.C., the height of their power • Broke an early form of modern Greek • Spread their power through conquest

  7. The Trojan War (pg-9) • Between Greece and Troy • After the war • Greek civilization fell apart (Greece’s Dark Ages) • People were very poor • The forgot the art of writing • People resettled near hills • They built fortifications to protect them from attack

  8. The reading (pg-10) • Governing Ancient Greece: • 750 B.C., cities began to form • Ruled by aristocrats • Middle class made up of merchants and artisans and became more powerful than the aristocrats • Tyrants took over the governments, and were supported by the middle class • Too harsh tyrants were replaced by democracy, Athens.

  9. Reading check What do we mean when we say the Greek were all islanders? • Some lived on real islands. Others lived in communities separated from each other by mountains. What happened to Greece’s Dark Ages? • People were very poor • The forgot the art of writing What were the requirements one needed to be a citizen in Athens? • Only men could be citizens • Had to have two parents who came from families with citizenship

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